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50 of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time

Smart home facial recognition: How it works and what to know

A surveillance video doorbell on a modern house's door.

Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: ‘cool roofs’

Karim Peoples help to make preparations to make it a cool roof in Baltimore.

Nearly $1 billion awarded to family for mishandled birth in ‘dangerous’ Utah hospital

From left, Anyssa Zancanella, Azaylee Zancanella-McMicheal, and Danniel McMicheal stand in front of the Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.

How to find an email address by phone number (and other data hacks)

Person using a keyboard illustrated with data search technology graphics.

Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: ‘cool roofs’

Karim Peoples help to make preparations to make it a cool roof in Baltimore.

New survey explores how much Americans trust their tap water

Water being poured onto a glass.

Drought is a big problem in Canada — and it’s getting worse

An aerial view of the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada on August 1, 2025.

Trump-fueled gas boom has fenceline Gulf Coast communities on edge

An LNG tanker makes its way into Cameron Pass, Louisiana.

What happens to leftover hotel soap? How organizations are reducing waste while addressing hygiene inequality

A worker wearing a fluorescent yellow vest, a face mask, blue gloves and ear protection processes small soaps for packaging.

What one town learned by charging residents for every bag of trash

Four different container for sorting garbage for plastic, paper, metal and organic waste

Inside the urgent effort to save endangered coral reefs

Drone panoramic view of Rose island, Bahamas, 5 kilometers east of Paradise Island.

Climate disasters can alter kids’ brains — before they’re even born

A man carries a pregnant woman through a flooded road in La Lima, Honduras after the low pressure system "Eta" caused heavy rainfall throughout the region.

Canada just made national parks free this summer. Can we love nature without hurting it?

A view of the Spirit Island of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park of Alberta, Canada.

This little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making your city hotter

Workers install a new roof on the Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team.